Taxpayer Bill of Rights
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Oct 16, 2026
Kyle DyerHOST
Well, the first campaign finance complaint in Colorado involving an AI-generated political video is now set for a hearing with the state's election office.
Kyle DyerHOST
It has to do with Proposition NN on our ballots, which would allow Colorado to keep tax revenue that would otherwise be run- refunded to all of us under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, TABOR, and that money would help better fund public education.
Kyle DyerHOST
The AI video opposing the measure depicts, uh, Democratic State Senator Kathy Kipp as a grocery store cashier who refuses to give a customer their change, pockets it, and says the money will go toward educating kids.
Kyle DyerHOST
Does this kind of video violate Colorado's AI disclosure law, as Kipp says, or is this political satire, as argued by the Independence Institute, which created the video? Tyrone, as our attorney, start us off.
Hunter ParnellHOST
And I'm glad you brought up some of the previous, uh, amendments because this ...
Hunter ParnellHOST
I wanna say this up top, especially trying to do criminal legal policy in the state of Colorado faces a very unique challenge Um, we have something for people who do not know called TABOR, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Hunter ParnellHOST
We are not gonna go into length about TABOR.
Hunter ParnellHOST
There's tons of good podcasts out there.
Victor MarxGUEST
Uh-
John RushHOST
And I should say this too, for those of you maybe that are new to the state listening for the first time, TABOR is Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
John RushHOST
It's the short acronym for that.
John RushHOST
It was put in by Douglas Bruce and others way back when.
Kim MonsonHOST
And on that alone.
Kim MonsonHOST
I'm saying no, because we need to reclaim Tabor, Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights, and we need to have these entities, and you have very well-meaning people on these different boards, school boards, special district boards, that they want that, whatever it is, to be successful.
Kim MonsonHOST
But before the ink was even dry on Tabor in 1992, attorneys and boards were trying to figure out how to get around it.
Kim MonsonHOST
And de-taboring that excess revenue, they've been doing it for a long time.
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Kim MonsonHOST
When you see these folks, say thank you, join us.
Kim MonsonHOST
It's only $25 a year, and we watch all the legislation that is down at the Statehouse.
Kim MonsonHOST
How does it affect the taxpayer, all of us? How does it affect TABOR, Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights? How does it affect property rights and parental rights? And so very important work.
Kim MonsonHOST
That website's coloradotaxpayer.org. And our word of the day is, is tautology.
Jon CaldaraHOST
And even then, companies were beginning to bug out.
Jon CaldaraHOST
Once we brought in a flat tax and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, it gave businesses tax certainty, and it invited a lot.
Jon CaldaraHOST
When you take a look at the Denver, or excuse me, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has done a wonderful job keeping an eye on now 100 large corporations that have fled the state, not only because of regulations and taxes, but just the incredible bureaucracy.
Jon CaldaraHOST
There's a reason why Elon Musk, and it's fine to hate him, moves his operations to Texas where there is no corporate income tax and no income tax for him.
TommyHOST
It can move it down or up as they need it.
TommyHOST
The other piece of this that isn't well written is this, in essence, sets aside Tabor, which is the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, that says that the government can only collect what they've budgeted for, and everything in excess has to come back.
TommyHOST
So what they want to do is keep what they can.
TommyHOST
Anything that's in excess of what's been budgeted, they want to place it into a general fund so that they can use it to slush however they choose.
Deborah FloraHOST
Let's go through the ones that really are the attacks, um, on TABOR and also that, um, are conflicting on taxes.
Deborah FloraHOST
TABOR, as everyone I know who's listening, 'cause you're so smart, is the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Deborah FloraHOST
By my estimation, the only thing keeping us from becoming California completely.
Deborah FloraHOST
Um, let's talk about Amendment 87, DJ.
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Deborah FloraHOST
Don't vote for it.
DJ SummersGUEST
[laughs]
Deborah FloraHOST
Um, this is really, um, is another attack on TABOR, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which very simply says there's a formula and if they want to raise it, they have to ask us.
Deborah FloraHOST
That's a very nice, gentlemanly thing for the government to do.
Eric GalatasCORRESPONDENT
Critics of Prop one thirty-seven warn that taxpayers will end up on the hook.
Eric GalatasCORRESPONDENT
A Common Sense Institute report projects that depending on your income, tax refunds under Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights would drop by twenty-six dollars for individuals and by as much as one hundred and sixty-six dollars for joint filers.
Eric GalatasCORRESPONDENT
I'm Eric Golas.
Joe UleryHOST
This is Joe Ulery for Public News Service.
Eric GalatasCORRESPONDENT
Critics of Prop 137 warn that taxpayers will end up on the hook.
Eric GalatasCORRESPONDENT
A Common Sense Institute report projects that, depending on your income, tax refunds under Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights would drop by $26 for individuals and by as much as $166 for joint filers.
Eric GalatasCORRESPONDENT
I'm Eric Galatis.
Joe UluriCORRESPONDENT
This is Joe Olari for Public News Service, member and listener supported.
Kim MonsonHOST
And this is our first step at reclaiming our state.
Kim MonsonHOST
And the reason is, is regarding Tabor, Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights, which was passed by the people of Colorado in 1992. that says basically three things.
Kim MonsonHOST
It says, one, PBIs, politicians, bureaucrats, interests of parties.
Kim MonsonHOST
If you want to raise our taxes, you have to ask us.
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